Vocabulary 1-18

I wanted to _________________ the time I spent on homework so I worked at recess.

• excess

• minimize

• acquire

• establish

I called to _____________ the time of my appointment so I could be sure to arrive on time.

• eliminate

• minimize

• clarify

• convince

The situation was ____________ so my teacher did not know what to do.

• unique

• beiskly

• excess

• clarify

I had to read thirty books to ___________ the knowledge I needed to write my report on the Middle Ages.

• convince

• scarce

• eliminiate

• acquire

The __________ piece of the puzzle was missing so we could not finish it.

• ordinary

• illegible

• crucial

• scarce

Even without his name at the top, Mrs. Searles could ______________ Nathan's homework by his handwriting.

• convince

• distinguish

• analyze

• eliminate

You must ___________ the math problem in order to get the right answer.

• minimize

• acquire

• establish

• analyze

My mom ____________ I was lying about where I went because she called my friend's house and I wasn't there.

• established

• opposed

• acquired

• minimized

I wanted to _____________ wasted time so I got rid of my TV.

• briskly

• eliminate

• crucial

• clarify

Mark was at a ____________ during basketball tryouts because he was much shorter than the other boys.

• eliminiate

• unique

• disadvantage

• excess